Counterattack: Dragic Should Soar Against the Pelicans

Here are the top contrarian options for Tuesday's four-game slate.

PG Goran Dragic, Heat (at Pelicans)

On such a small slate, Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook can be considered the elite option at the point guard position, with Charlotte's Kemba Walker and New Orleans' Jrue Holiday ranking in the second tier. Dragic comes at a nice discount compared to those three, and has thrived post All-Star break, averaging 17.9 points, 7.7 assists and five rebounds.

Miami has been the league's sixth highest scoring team since the break, compared to the 29th before it. Without the injured Chris Bosh, the team has played a fast-paced, uptempo style that suits the Slovenia native, and against the injury-decimated Pelicans, who have allowed at least 105 points in each of their last nine games, Dragic should once again post a favorable stat line.

SF Michael Beasley, Rockets (at Thunder)

Beasley's rising price may scare off some potential DFS investors, but his scoring and rebounding contributions have been remarkably consistent, and he's played at least 26 minutes in three of the last four games after playing 15 minutes or fewer in the first four games of his Rockets career.

In what projects as Tuesday's highest-scoring game, Beasley should thrive in the fast-paced matchup, and carries more upside than usual should James Harden sit out with a foot injury. Harden missed practice Monday, but even with Houston's All-Star in the lineup, Beasley has registered at least 11 points and six rebounds in each of the last four games, including a whopping 30 points and nine rebounds in 28 minutes Saturday in Atlanta.

C Cody Zeller, Hornets (at Nets)

For anyone looking to spend down at center in order to afford some of the pricier stars on Tuesday's small slate, Zeller represents an intriguing option. Despite the return of Al Jefferson, Zeller has maintained a starting role, playing exactly 29 minutes in three of the last four games.

He has just one double-double in his last 10 games, but has provided a few explosive outings in that stretch, with one five-block effort and three games posting between 11 and 14 rebounds. Against San Antonio's imposing frontline Monday, Zeller registered 14 rebounds and six points, and at a depressed DFS price, another similar effort could come against Brook Lopez, Thaddeus Young and the Nets.